Honkai: Star Rail Player Notices Disturbing Detail in Blade's Animation

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AHonkai: Star Railfan has noticed a disturbing detail in one Blade’s animations.Honkai: Star Railis a turn-based RPGin which gamers can play with a variety of characters.

Blade is the latest character to join the roster, and he follows the path ofDestruction inHonkai: Star Rail. He deals Wind damage to enemies, and he can be incredibly useful in dealing with multiple foes. Blade works a bit differently when compared to other characters inHonkai: Star Rail, as his gameplay revolves around dealing damage to himself. Now, one fan noticed a disturbing detail in one of Blade’s attack animations in the game.

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A Reddit user named kazscie pointed out that Blade slits his wrist when players use his Technique inHonkai: Star Rail. His Technique, known as Karma Wind, consumes 20% of his max HP and deals 40% of his max health to all enemies. As seen in the video, Blade slices his wrist before entering battle upon using this ability, which also matches his gameplay style of dealing damage to himself during combat encounters. The player kazscie also makes note of the bandages on Blade’s hand, stating that the Technique could be related to this aspect of his overall design.

It does seem like this detail was fairly well-known, as some fans in the comments section claim to have already been aware of it. Other users comment on how the detail relates to his gameplay mechanics, while one player recommends reading throughBlade’s character story inHonkai: Star Rail. Another fan is surprised that this animation is present inHonkai: Star Railgiven the age rating of the game, before comparing Blade to Wolverine.

Blade is currently available as a 5-star character inHonkai: Star Rail, with his banner ending on August 9. Fans interested in pulling for Blade have a few different Light Cones to choose from when building this character, including The Unreachable Side, A Secret Vow, Mutual Demise, and more. Additionally,Blade works well in a teamconsisting of Welt, Yukong, and Luocha, but fans can experiment with a bunch of unique teams as long as they have a healer or shielder.

Kafka is next in line tojoin theHonkai: Star Raillineup, and some players may not have enough resources for both characters. So, fans may want to check out each character’s strengths and weaknesses before making a decision.

Honkai: Star Railis available now for PC and mobile devices with a PS5 version coming in Q4 2023.